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Phone Call-in:

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SEE YOU AT AROUND 7:45 OR SO…. Here are some items we’ll discuss:

Some Round Table Questions

MAIN Question: We’ll look at the graduated positions on offense, defense and special teams and ranked the individual position replacements for the 2017 season as a Plus (better than), an Even or a Loss (not as good as).

Where did you grow up and what HS did you attend?

How did you first become interested in Pitt Football?

What is your strongest Pitt football memory – positive and negative.

To me, I am Pitt’s target market…, those that did not attend the university, but reside in Pittsburgh. I think attendance would improve if they could reel in others like me. So how is this best done? Well ,winning is one thing and possibly the only thing. What else?

If the defense gets off to a real bad start, would you fire Conklin mid-season or before?

How much do uniforms matter to you?

Do you visit the Oakland campus at all and what changes would you make there?

Do you miss PITT stadium at all?

How would you improve the student participation?

Who are your 5 or 3 all-time PITT favorite players?

What three (3) BIG items of discussion will we be having after the season ends about what transpired during the 2017 season?

If that’s the case PittFan it’s hard to believe. We have so many offers out there now and to not have offered the #5 player seems unlikely. But maybe Pitt thought they had no chance on such a highly ranked player.

Reed…it is the Penguins game 7 tonight…crap, I don’t think I can pull a Marty Feldman and have one eye on the call and one eye on the game. Sorry am out for tonight. I bet anyone under 30 has no idea who felman is. “Igor help me with the bags,..Ok you take the blonde and I’ll take the one in the turban..” young frankenstein

The kid from Harrisburg is Micah Parsons. He’s an absolute physical beast- dominates on the D-line, lines up at TE and even ran the ball last year. I’ve seen him play since he started as a freshman at Central Dauphin HS. The problem? He’s got a HUGE ego, left CD for Harrisburg after a racial conflict and rumors are he’s not a hard worker. Personally, I don’t want him at Pitt. Let him go to FSU or the SEC, where he belongs.

Great first question Reed on the graduating players and who will replace them and how well.

Lots of Penguin hockey fans out there so Reed will need some of you other guys to step up and be a part of the round-table discussion tonight. I remind you guys that you can be a part as little or long as you like. Don’t let my good looks intimidate you all. Maybe wear a disguise if you would like? .. 🙂

These decision making committees need to go. Like I’ve said before, have a small group of 5 for academics and another group of 5 for athletics. Have the Chancellor report to academics and the AD to the athletics. Not the 37 voting members we have today and 62 full members.

That would be progress.

We need accountability and action. Plus checks and balances hence some council or committee.

Parsons will be going to OSU and expect that commitment in the next few weeks as recently de-committed from the Farmers High School.

Kentucky is hard to pass up once they get you on campus. Personally, I don’t get it. Stoops will be gone within two years because he can’t beat the big teams. Weak out of conference is saving his job. Stoops is a closer however. KY just put up 130M for stadium improvements, on campus!!!

I liked Doyle’s film and would suggest that Pitt might bring two into the fold under the premise that we will lose one to transfer after the playing time grab plays out.

Wow Reed. Ed and Wendy King take me back to my childhood days…my mom listened every night. I recall Ed King having a segment (or a totally different show) called “the Book of Fate” I think. Really cool stories. Let’s go Pens.

Welcome to our newest recruit – QB Patti (3star/2star) out of Jersey. Rivals has him as a 2star and Scout & 247 has him as a 3star. The recruiting train is slowly moving down the track. June should be an active month for Pitt.

In outhouse PA state football related news – The psu AD wants nothing more to do with Pitt.

The fact she mentioned how last year’s game was great for the fans except for the outcome is all you need to know about her and the mindset with all involved at that school. An athletic director cannot say those things out loud even if that’s how they feel.

IMO, if Pitt wins in September then cancel the final two games and cut ties completely with those A-holes.

I never quite understood the disrespect Pitt gets from PSU. I thought it was mostly JoePa that hated Pitt because Pitt wouldn’t kiss his butt, but it appears it is going beyond the JoePa era. They just seem to be living in a little cocoon up there. Maybe someone should have told them not to drink their cow’s milk without pasteurizing it first! Michigan and Michigan St may hate each other, but I think they at lease respect the other one on the field and BB court. They both have had good football and basketball programs, which can’t be said of PSU.

I believe JoePa certainly stoked the disrespect fire. Since the late 70s when Pitt was beginning its run, he had several snide remarks about Pitt (and Sherill in particular), and of course, later on when the Pitt program began to falter and PSU joined the B10, his air of superiority became more apparent .. to the point where he blamed a couple on-the-field- scuffles that occurred during the 90s completely on Pitt, and then suggested that if the series were to continue, Pitt would have to consider playing 2 games at PSU vs 1 at Pitt. Guaranteed if he was still involved, there would be no current series.

wwb, you’re bringing it all back to me.. Now I remember why I disliked them so much. I remember JoePa running across the field to break up a little skirmish he thought in his smug, self-righteous, holier-than-thou attitude shouldn’t be happening with his team. The man was overbearing and simply an obnoxious pain in the butt. He may have thumbed his nose at the PSU president and AD when they tried to get rid of him, but I think they kept him on just to annoy the Pitt contingent.

Correct, Also, how about Arrington’s predatory hit on Pitt’s punter? If the situation was reversed, he would have screamed holy hell. The best thing was our punter (forgot his name), got right up and went after Arrington, who was was much bigger

Nick Lotz was the punter. How Arrington wasn’t tossed after 2 personal foul penalties was amazing .. but of course it was in Happy Valley. Hard to believe he would act like that being that he was under the guidance of a fine, upstanding DC coordinator.

FYI, the Pens begin series with Ottawa on Saturday night which means they will play next Wednesday. All games are two days off with one exception they will have three days off. I think it’s between games 4 and 5?

If I had emoticons I would have the blue head shaking disappointed guy who looks bewildered. I understand the Pens game and all but many of you guys aren’t Pen fans. Wake up and get the hell on the “Reed’s Round-Table” discussions. What the hell are you all afraid of? Like I said previously, wear a disguise if need be. 🙂

FYI, the next time Notre Dame comes to Heinz Field is 2028. It doesn’t make sense to me since they have to play 5 ACC opponents each year … unless we have to play at least two times in a row at South Bend

I still remember those press stories and drawings showing how the PSU field extends beyond the end zone and outside the 5 yard line when a PSU receiver is catching the ball out of bounds. The refs are total homers up there.

even at Pitt stadium in /83. During PSU’s final drive, Pitt gets a sack and the time is running out, and then all of a sudden, the play was called dead due to an offside call against PSU. When does an offside penalty stop the play … like a false start? PSU gets to run a couple of plays and kicks a tying FG as time ran out.

in 2000, the Browns draft PSU OT Courtney brown with 1st pick … complete bust. 2nd pick is Arrington by Redskins, who starts out with the Skins as gangbusters. Then all of a sudden, he becomes a prima donna and starts haggling with booth HC Joe Gibbs and DC Greg Williams. Long story short he retires after 6 years or so. 6 years is usually a decent NFL career but not for Arrington who was one of the best natural athletes Western PA ever produced.

JoePa ruined many players up there with his attitude that he wouldn’t play Freshmen and that no one could be a star. Even Franco was held back. That man was a horrible excuse for a coach and a role model. So thankful that Pitt never caved and went into JoePa’s famous East all sports conference. I think I’m going to stop posting about JoePa now, I’m getting ready to puke..

I have really enjoyed talking to Reed the last two round tables (except last night where I only listened to Reed). The first night totally put me at ease & I asked Reed not to record. We cut our conversation short due to my laptop losing the connection to the internet at least twice. Last night, I used a different laptop but there was a problem with one of our computers where I could hear Reed but he couldn’t hear me.

Give these talks a chance. A great way to talk informally to other PITT fans. If you live in an area without PITT fans (like me), there is no better way.

I personally like Wednesday. But Tuesday may be ok as we move into rerun season on NCIS.

I married a southern girl & she doesn’t know a slap shop from a Zamboni. Won’t watch hockey & I know what side my bread is buttered on.

This PSU frat pledge death has finally come to the forefront. A very ugly and unbelievable long timeline was exposed in court revealing a clear cover up and total lack of concern for this young pledger who lost his life needlessly at this Penn State frat house. Very sad!

Pittman4ever… sad thing about PITT frats-according to my frat brother , there is hardly a frat house left in Oakland.. My frat Phi Delta Theta meets in Hillman library which is sad because it provided me with affordable place to live, academic help from some very smart brothers not to mention a place to have underage 🍻, an occasional fight with a hoodlum from Bloomfield trying to crash our ” rush” parties and meet pretty sorority babes and try to get #%¥*. I survived the hazing
Frats are going the wayside by political correctness.
BigWeekEnd for BigB.. heading to Savannah tomorrow to have a beer 🍻 with Dr Tom and his lovely bride on our way to Disney Wprld!